Happy RIP 2011 Video Birthday to the Legendary Bobby Fuller

by Robert Wilkinson

Today we celebrate the tragic life and death of the blazing star from El Paso, Bobby Fuller.

In the mid-1960s, the Bobby Fuller 4 were one of the most exciting bands to blaze out of West Texas since Buddy Holly and the Crickets. They were on a rocket ship to fame when Bobby was mysteriously murdered in a gruesome way. The killer(s) were never found, making it one of the murkiest murder mysteries ever to come down in the annals of rock and roll.

It is said that several movies have cribbed some elements of Bobby's murder as part of the plot of a murdered rock and roll star. He only did one studio album, but it contained some really great tunes. So today we celebrate his awesome talent. You'll see why he was one of the best!

First, his HUGE Top Ten hit written by the great Sonny Curtis of the Crickets! From Hullabaloo in March 1966, a live performance of the Bobby Fuller 4 doing "I Fought The Law." From the same episode of Hullabaloo, the closing number, a live performance of his second hit, Buddy Holly's amazing "You Know Love's Made A Fool Of You."